Kevin Lambert Tucker

tuckerkevin@gmail.com
kevintucker.io

Experience & Skills

Applications

Embedded Systems, Distributed Systems, Wireless Systems, Desktop Applications, Web Applications, Domain-Specific Languages and Tools

Languages & Tools

Primarily: C, Python, Ruby, Swift, Go, Clojure, Git

Employment

Software Development Manager	2018 - Present
Software Engineer / Software Coordinator	2008 - 2018
Software Engineer	2003 - 2008
TekTone Sound & Signal Mfg., Inc.

TekTone designs and manufactures nurse call and wireless emergency call systems.

Accomplishments

My years at TekTone have provided me with a great opportunity to develop my skills as a software developer, leader and catalyst for change within the company.

In the past, TekTone developed each new system with no interoperability with their existing systems. I lead an effort to break this paradigm and integrate these systems on a common platform. Now everything including our entry-level stations, our top-of-the-line stations, our wireless devices, as well as legacy products and third party systems interoperate as part of one platform. The development and release of this single platform to unify our product line:

• enables us to market new features to existing customers
• ensures that our investments in development and support add value across our entire product line, such as with our mobile application
• enables our customers to use a single system across their various care levels

I am constantly learning and evaluating new technologies to utilize in our development process and products. I work closely with hardware engineers and at times involve myself in mechanical design to ensure a great final product. Most importantly, in my role as Software Development Manager, I:

• serve as manager for our entire team of software developers in the engineering department
• ensure our various software components are designed to work together as a cohesive system
• assign tasks to our developers in a way to best utilize their unique skills while providing them with challenges and opportunities for growth and career development
• coordinate the timeline of the various software projects so that our release deadlines are met
• communicate with stakeholders on the status of ongoing projects

Education

Master of Computer Science	2003
North Carolina State University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science	2001
Appalachian State University

Independent Coursework

Control of Mobile Robots	2013
Coursera, Magnus Egerstedt
Neural Networks for Machine Learning	2012
Coursera, Geoffrey Hinton
Computing for Data Analysis	2012
Coursera, Roger D. Peng
Programming a Robotic Car	2012
Udacity, Sebastian Thrun
Machine Learning	2011
ml-class.org (now at Coursera), Andrew Ng
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	2011
ai-class.com (now at Udacity), Sebastian Thrun & Peter Norvig
Motorcycle Dynamics & Suspension Seminar	2006
Tony Foale Designs, Tony Foale